Rock Pills:
1956, Johnny Cash recorded “I Walk the Line” at Sun Studio. It would spend six weeks at #1 on the U.S. country jukebox charts that summer.

1964, The Beach Boys recorded their single, “I Get Around,” which became their first U.S. #1 over the summer.

1965, the first edition of a new-look Ready, Steady, Go! — Ready Steady Goes Live! — was shown on certain U.K. TV stations. Because of increasing criticism from the Musicians Union over artists miming, the show adopted a fresh, all-instruments-and-vocals-live approach. Artists appearing on the show included Manfred Mann and Dionne Warwick.

1969, Bruce Springsteen’s group, Child, made their live debut at the Pandemonium Club, Wanamassa, New Jersey.

1971, Janis Joplin was at #1 on the U.S. album charts with Pearl.

Janis Joplin

1987, one of the greatest jazz drummers of all time, Buddy Rich died from complications caused by a brain tumor, aged 69. Rich worked with many acts, including Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson and Tommy Dorsey’s band.

1990, at Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin, Nirvana started work on demos of “In Bloom,” “Dive,” “Lithium,” “Pay to Play,” “Imodium,” “Sappy” and “Polly.” Butch Vig produced the sessions.

1998, Rob Pilatus, one half of the pop duo Milli Vanilli, was found dead in a Frankfurt hotel room after taking a lethal combination of drugs and alcohol. Milli Vanilli sold 30 million singles and 14 million albums, winning the 1989 Best New Artist Grammy. In late 1990, the performers were stripped of the award after it was revealed that neither actually sang on their album.

2003, U.S. soul singer Edwin Starr died, aged 61, at his home in Nottingham, England. Starr had a 1970 U.S. #1 and U.K. #3 with the anti-Vietnam War protest song, “War” (which, according to Starr, was recorded in one take).